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REQUEST TO THE ILLUMINATOR OF TEACHING, DAGRI RINPOCHE, FOR THE SUCCESSION OF
HIS SUPREME EMANATION, CALLED THE GREAT CLOUD RELEASING NOURISHING
RAIN WHICH TREMBLES THE BOAT
Translated by Acharya Nyima Tsering

1) I pray to the
pervasive liberator, the glorious lama,
The protector dispersing and withdrawing various illusory emanation
According to the inclination of pure and impure disciples Through the
emanation of the all-pervading sphere of dharma reality, which is good
in every aspect.

2) I pray to the
three great scholars and practitioners: The Elder Serbuwa, who lived during
the time of Shakyamuni Buddha, The dharma king Chandrabhadra bearing the
oral lineage of Kalachakra and Pawo Nagpopa of the accomplished conduct.

3) I pray to the
three immaculate, supreme guides:
Dombipa who found the supreme realization of the state of union, Serlingpa,
the great bodhisattva who was renowned for his dharma and Liberator Vagindra
Pamthing, the supreme adept.

4) I pray to the
three venerable lama and liberator: The undefeated protector, Manjushri,
who proceeded to the ground of supreme[enlightenment], The powerful and
mighty lord Dujom and Tsondrubar, the one illuminating the Kadampa teachings.

5) I pray to the
feet of the unequalled and immaculate three: Tashi Tobgye, the knowledge-holder
and Lord of the North, Namkha, the yogi unmatched in transmitted and realized
[dharma] and Lodro Bepa, the great holder of discipline.

6) I pray to the
feet of the three great spiritual gurus: Unyon Cho-kyi-dra who found supreme
conduct, The Lord Khyentse Wanchug who was equal to Manjushri and Delek
Nyima, the master of discipline.

7) I pray to the
feet of the three peerless lamas; Sonam Chogden, the glorious protector
of migratory, Gyatso Thaye, the holder of the treasure of sutra and tantra
and Lobsang Chojor Gyatso, the renowned supreme guide.

8) I pray to the
guides of many beings: Lobsang Thubten Namgyal, the scholar and practitioner,
Lobsang Lungrig Gyatso, the great ocean of the oral lineage Who are the
main ones of all conquerors, lords of supreme scholarship.

9) I pray to the
glorious lama skilful in rising The banner of victory of the teachings
through the strengths of special intention, The lord of spontaneously
established dharma who [through] Enlightened activities is increasing
the teachings of immaculate dharma, [taught by the] great Buddha Shakyamuni.

[These verses are
composed by the great protector, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso]

10) Until the disadvantages
of cyclic existence reach an end For that long, may he always abide as
the protector of migrators equal to [the vastness of] space, In a string
of heroic successive lives that are sent forward effortlessly In the vast
array of universe equal to the sand of the river Ganges.

11)Through the might
of praising the long lines of their successive lives Which are perfectly
arranged like stokes of pure gold on white clouds May all migrators, in
all of their successive lives, never be separated From spiritual gurus
of the supreme vehicle and May they become holders of all the Dharmas
of the Conquerors.

12) May the whole
collection of faults of wrong practice towards the spiritual friends Such
as lack of respect, deriding and belittling done under the power of confusion
Be swiftly purified as in the case of the bodhisattvas Taktungu and Norsang
and May I have the potency to delight them, even at the cost of my life.

13)Through the might
of that may I progress along all of the ground and paths And having swiftly
crossed over by the forceful wave of the sun May I become a lama who conceives
three conditional existence of equal taste In the great sphere of your
three secret vajras, oh Protector.

14)Through the strength
of the blessing of the Conquers and their excellent Children, The truth
of non-deceptive interdependence and My special intention, May the aims
of these aspirations be smoothly fulfilled.

Colophon: This requesting
prayer to the illuminator of the teaching of Protector Manjushri [Je Tsongkapa],
the unequalled Dagri Rinpoche, for the succession of his supreme emanations,
was composed as a brief daily recitation based on a previously existing
text by Gyelwang Choche, after the repeated requests-accompanied with
mandala offerings of the three sacred objects [of Buddhas Body,
Speech and Mind]-offered by the supreme emanation of Kangyur Rinpoche
of Sera Me Monastery, Pomra Hostel. Composed by His Eminences private
tutor, called tulku Har Han, Holder of the Ganden Throne with pure faith.
May it fulfill the wishes as aspired. Copies of both the extensive and
short texts can be found in Dagri Labrang.

Sarva Mangalam
1000 copies printed in the Tibetan year 2114 which is the year 1987 of
the Western calendar.